Sausage Gyros with Tzatziki and Mediterranean Salad
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Ingredients
  • Mediterranean Salad
  • 1 small tomato, diced
  • ½ cucumber, diced
  • ½ red onion, diced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • juice from ½ lemon
  • 1 tsp fresh oregano, chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Tzatziki Sauce
  • 2 cups greek yogurt
  • 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and shredded
  • zest from 1 lemon
  • juice from ½ lemon
  • 1 tsp fresh dill, chopped
  • 1 tsp fresh mint, chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 5 Johnsonville Italian Sausages
  • 6-8 pieces of pita or flatbread
  • lemon wedges
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, combine all salad ingredients, seasoning to taste. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
  2. In another medium bowl, combine all ingredients for the tzatziki sauce, seasoning to taste. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use, at least an hour.
  3. Heat a grill pan to medium heat. Prick sausages with a fork or sharp knife. Coat the pan with oil and place sausages onto the pan. Cook, turning often, for 10-12 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from the pan and allow to rest for about 5 minutes before slicing.
  4. To assemble: Spread about a tablespoon of tzatziki sauce onto the flatbread. Top with sliced sausage and Mediterranean salad. Add more sauce and a squeeze of lemon as desired. Enjoy!
Recipe by This Cookin' Dad at http://thiscookindad.com/2016/01/attention-all-grillmasters/